| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| denigrate |
to deny the worth of; sneer at; belittle. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| inflection |
change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| pathos |
a quality in life or art that evokes pity, sadness, or compassion. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |